Kenneth Brown Sr. Kenneth William “Ken” Brown Sr., 103, of East Hardwick, died Monday, October 18, 2021, at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center, following declining health. He was born June 5, 1918, in Wheelock, the son of the late Adrian V. and... More »
Yolande Brasseur Yolande (Ruel) Brasseur, 90, a resident of Newport Center for 45 years before moving to Newport, and then Irasburg, died on October 15, 2021, in St. Johnsbury Hospital. Yolande was born on September 26, 1931, in Coaticook, Quebec, Canada, to... More »
Lorraine Adams Lorraine (LaBounty) Adams died October 10, 2021. She was born in Irasburg on November 2, 1938, the daughter of Karl and Alpha “Ingals” LaBounty of Irasburg, and she died in Barton at the age of 82. Lorraine graduated from Orleans High School in ... More »
Area residents will have the opportunity to get inoculated with the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Tuesday, April 27. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday they have... More »
Vermonters who are 70 or older will be able to register to get vaccinated against COVID-19 starting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 16. Human Services Secretary Mike Smith announced the move at Governor Phil Scott’s press briefing on February 12. He said peopl... More »
MONTPELIER – This afternoon Governor Phil Scott, Department of Health Commissioner Mark Levine, M.D. and other administration officials were informed that a contractor who provided services at the Governor’s coronavirus briefings on Friday, January 15, and Tue... More »
Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced that the COVID-19 State of Emergency has been extended to January 15, 2021. All previous addendums to the State of Emergency remain in place, including a temporary suspension of social gatherings and the cr... More »
Vermont Lights the Way Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott is encouraging families and businesses to help show Vermont Lights the Way, an effort to literally brighten communities and neighborhoods around the state by decorating homes, businesses, trees or ... More »
Restrictions implemented to limit interactions between multiple households as gatherings continue to drive record increases in COVID-19 cases 71% of cases associated with an outbreak are associated with a private party or social gathering Montpelier, Vt. – To ... More »
Vermont is currently experiencing abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions, and the Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation is reminding the public to exercise caution and follow all state laws and local ordinances with open burning. Open burning cu... More »
Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement: “I am saddened to learn of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I send my heartfelt condolences to her family, friends and colleagues. “History will remember, and ou... More »
Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) today announced the launch of a new online system for temporary registrations and license plates for private vehicle sales. “This pandemic has changed the way Vermonters do busine... More »
